As much success as the Bruins have enjoyed in the past three seasons under Jim Mora, including consecutive 10-win seasons and a 3-0 mark against crosstown rival USC, they have struggled to get over the hump against the two Pac-12 North juggernauts. Since 2012, they are a 0-6 against the Ducks and the Cardinal.

During his session with reporters on Thursday at Pac-12 media days, Mora brought up last season’s particularly tough ...

Former UCLA wideout Devin Lucien, who was the Bruins’ third leading receiver in 2014 with 29 catches, transferred to Arizona State this offseason and has settled in nicely, Coach Todd Graham said on Thursday during day one of the Pac-12 media days in Burbank.

“It's been a good transition so far, and we're happy to have him,” Graham said.

Because he graduated from UCLA in June, Lucien is eligible to play immediately this season. He has a good rapport with the Sun ...

Here are a few early notes from UCLA football coach Jim Mora, who met with reporters on Thursday morning during the first day of Pac-12 Media Days here at the Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank.

* UCLA will enter fall camp in San Bernardino next month just as it left spring practice in April, looking to settle on a starting quarterback. “When I know, I’ll let you know,” Mora said to begin his address from the podium. Asiantii Woulard transferred to ...

UCLA was picked No. 14 in the annual preseason coaches' poll, behind Pac-12 rivals Oregon and USC. The national poll was released Thursday morning.

The Ducks came in at No. 5 and the Trojans checked in at No. 10. A total of six Pac-12 schools, including four from the South Division, were ranked. Arizona State was No. 16, Stanford was No. 21 and Arizona was No. 22.

Defending College Football Playoff champion Ohio State was atop the poll, followed by TCU, Alabama ...

The bracket for the Maui Invitational was released this morning, when UCLA learned it will meet UNLV in its opening round contest on Nov. 23. In the next game, it could face either Kansas or Chaminade. After the announcement, Coach Steve Alford spoke with reporters on a conference call, where he discussed the November tournament, summer workouts, Jonah Bolden's role, early impressions of the freshman class and more.

This is an ongoing series that breaks down UCLA’s opponents for the upcoming football season. Here is part 11, previewing Utah. We'll preview the regular season finale against USC next week with Register colleague Michael Lev, who covers the Trojans.

When: Saturday, Nov. 21 at the Rice-Eccles Stadium. Kickoff is TBD. The game is one of three road games in November for UCLA, and comes the week before the clash with USC at the L.A. Coliseum. It could certainly be a ...

UCLA will offer athletes additional scholarship aid of up to $5,500 or more to cover the full cost of attendance for the 2015-16 academic year.

The move comes after NCAA legislation was approved in January by the so-called Power 5 conferences, including the ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac-12 and SEC, that allows Division I colleges to offer cost-of-attendance scholarships.

UCLA provided its figures to the Register on Monday.

In previous years, athletic scholarships, often referred to as grant-in-aid by administrators, covered ...

This is an ongoing series that breaks down UCLA’s opponents for the upcoming football season. Here is part 10, previewing Washington State.

When: Saturday, Nov. 14 at the Rose Bowl. Kickoff is TBD. Along with Oregon State, Washington State is back on the Bruins’ schedule after a two-year hiatus, where UCLA’s North Division opponents included Oregon and Washington. This marks the final home game of the season.

Head coach: Mike Leach (12-25 in three seasons at Washington State, 96-68 in 13 seasons ...